‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ and ‘Hamnet’ Casting Directors Lead Artios Awards Nominations

Casting directors from “Jay Kelly,” “Wicked: For Good” and “Hamnet” are among those leading the Casting Society nominations.

The 41st Annual Artios Awards will be held on Feb. 26 across three cities. “What We Do in the Shadows” actor Harvey Guillén is set to host at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, with Jeff Hiller from “Somebody Somewhere” pegged to host at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. “Baby Reindeer” star Jessica Gunning will host the London Ceremony at One Moorgate Place.

Casting directors with multiple nominations include Douglas Aibel (“Jay Kelly,” “Materialists,” and “The Phoenician Scheme”), Nina Gold (“Jay Kelly” and “Hamnet”), Bernard Telsey (“Wicked: For Good” and “Plainclothes”) and Jennifer Venditti (“Bugonia” and “Marty Supreme”).

Variety previously spoke with many of the nominated casting directors to discuss their process.

“As we celebrate the 41st Annual Artios Awards, we are excited to announce Harvey, Jeff, and Jessica as the hosts for our global ceremonies,” said Destiny Lilly, President of CSA. “Their humor, artistry, and energetic spirit set the stage for memorable evenings that showcase the best of our community.”

The Casting Society also announced its list of honorees for the Artios Awards. The Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement will be presented to Ayo Davis, the president of Disney Branded Television, while the Marion Dougherty New York Apple Award will be presented to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Emmy-nominated and seven-time Artios Awards-winning casting director Julie Ashton will receive the Hoyt Bowers Award for excellence in casting, with the Rosalie Joseph Humanitarian Award being presented to former CSA administrator Laura Adler.

Additionally, the Capelier-Shaw Award for Excellence in Casting will be awarded to casting director Kate Rhodes James. GAP Workshops, a free-of-charge professional development program created to support and advance trans actors, will receive the Global Impact Award. The Los Angeles Associate Spotlight Award will be presented to casting professional Leslie Wasserman, while the New York Associate Spotlight Award will be presented to Artios award-winning associate casting director Dustin Presley.

Last year, the nominations for TV were announced with Lucy Bevan (“Bridget Jones Mad About The Boy,” “Disclaimer”), Gold (“Bad Sisters,” “Slow Horses,” “Day of the Jackal”) and Telsey (“Only Murders In The Building,” “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story” and “Sh!t. Meet. Fan) all landing multiple nods.

The full list of nominations for feature film and London Theatre categories is below.

Feature: Big Budget: Comedy

“Jay Kelly”: Douglas Aibel, Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner, Location Casting Directors: Francesco Vedovati, Barbara Giordani

“Materialists”: Douglas Aibel, Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner

“The Naked Gun”: Carmen Cuba, Associate Casting Director: Judith Sunga, Location Casting Directors: Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris

“The Phoenician Scheme”: Douglas Aibel (US Casting), Jina Jay (UK Casting), Alexandra Montag (German Casting), Associate Casting Director: Matthew Glasner

“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”: Mary Vernieu, Bret Howe, Location Casting Director: Martin Ware, Location Associate Casting Director: Olivia Brittain

“Wicked: For Good”: Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, Associate Casting Director: Ryan Bernard Tymensky, Location Casting Director: Tamsyn Manson

Feature: Big Budget: Drama

“Bugonia”: Jennifer Venditti, Associate Casting Director: Alan Scott Neal

“F1: The Movie”: Lucy Bevan, Emily Brockmann, Associate Casting Director: Katie Brydon, Location Casting Directors: Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris, Tara Mazzucca

“Frankenstein”: Robin D. Cook, Associate Casting Director: Jonathan Oliveira

“Hamnet”: Nina Gold, Associate Casting Director: Lucy Amos

“Marty Supreme”: Jennifer Venditti, Associate Casting Director: Alan Scott Neal, Location Casting Director: Ko Iwagami

“Sinners”: Francine Maisler, Associate Casting Directors: Molly Rose, Amber Wakefield, Location Casting Director: Meagan Lewis

Feature: Animated

“Elio”: Natalie Lyon, Kevin Reher, Kate Hansen-Birnbaum, Associate Casting Director: Lexi Diamond

“The Bad Guys 2”: Christi Soper Hilt, Associate Casting Director: Lara Boushehri

“Zootopia 2”: Grace C. Kim

Feature: Studio or Independent Comedy

“Eternity”: Tiffany Mak, Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali

“Friendship”: Melissa DeLizia

“Oh, Hi!”: Kate Geller, Associate Casting Director: Ross Shenker

“Rental Family”: Kei Kawamura

“The Wedding Banquet”: Jenny Jue, Associate Casting Director: Candice Elzinga

“Twinless”: Jessica Munks, Location Casting Director: Simon Max Hill

Feature: Studio or Independent: Drama

“Blue Moon”: Olivia Scott-Webb, Associate Casting Director: Simon Higgins

“Eleanor the Great”: Ellen Lewis, Kate Sprance, Associate Casting Director: Leah Shapiro

“Nuremberg”: John Papsidera, Anna Kennedy, Associate Casting Director: Emily Bohbrink, Location Casting Director: Francesco Vedovati

“Pillion”: Kahleen Crawford

“Sentimental Value”: Avy Kaufman

“Train Dreams”: Avy Kaufman, Location Casting Director: Nike Imoru

Feature: International

“Kokuho”: Masunobu Motokawa

“Sound of Falling”: Karimah El-Giamal

“The Fisherman”: Mawuko Kuadzi

Feature: Low Budget: Comedy or Drama

“All That We Love”: Charlene Lee, Associate Casting Director: Danny Gordon

“Bob Trevino Likes It”: Kate Geller, Associate Casting Director: Ross Shenker

“Griffin in Summer”: Betsy Ware Fippinger, Location Casting Director: Erica Arvold

“Plainclothes”: Bernard Telsey, Adam Caldwell, Amelia Rasche McCarthy

“Sorry, Baby”: Jessica Kelly, Location Casting Directors: Lisa Lobel, Angela Peri, Location Associate Casting Director: Melissa Morris

“We Strangers”: Erica A. Hart, Location Casting Director: Lauren Port

London Theatre (new category)

“My Master Builder”: Sophie Holland

“Oedipus”: Jim Carnahan, Associate Casting Director: Liz Fraser

“The Devil Wears Prada”: Jill Green, Associate Casting Director: Olivia Laydon

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: Alastair Coomer

“The Little Foxes”: Jessica Ronane

“Titanique”: James Pearson, Rosie Pearson